1st Armoured Division (France, 1940)

1st Armoured Division (France) 1st Armoured Division 1re Division Cuirassée File:Insigne de la 1re DCR.jpg Badge of the division. January - August 1940 France 1830 French Army Armoured Division Armoured warfare Châlons-en-Champagne J'en suis (I am in) or (I am) World War II Battle of France The 1st Armoured Division (fr 1re Division Cuirassée, 1re DCR) is a unit of the French Army formed during World War II that took part in the May-June 1940 Battle of France. History Formed 16 January 1940 at Châlons-sur-Marne. Missing half of its motorcycles and artillery caissons on 10 May 1940. Division took serious losses on 15-16 May and lost all of its tanks. French Jacques Belle Près de 2800 blindés perdus en 26 jours Histoire de Guerre, Blindés et Matériel 133 Histoire & Collections July 2020 33-44 It had to be reformed from 31 May until 4 June. French Jacques Belle De nouvelles unités mécaniques pour la Ligne Weygand Histoire de Guerre, Blindés et Matériel 135 Histoire & Collections January 2021 53-64 Campaigns: Battle of the Meuse, Battle of the North, Battle of the Somme and Retreat of the Center. Division disbanded in July and August 1940. Final command post at Le Dognon, northeast of Limoges. Subordination: XI Corps of the 9th Army until 17 May, 6th Army from 1–25 June.GUF, Vol. 3, pp. 458-475. Composition thumb|B1 bis tank of the 37th Battalion, lost in Beaumont, Belgium, in May 1940. In May 1940:François Vauvillier La division cuirassée en France en 1940 et ses perspectives : 1 - Les chars et les chasseurs portés Histoire de Guerre, Blindés et Matériel 79 October 2007 38-49 Histoire & Collections FrenchFrançois Vauvillier La division cuirassée en France en 1940 et ses perspectives : 2 - l'artillerie d'accompagnement, l'artillerie antichars et la défense contre avions Histoire de Guerre, Blindés et Matériel 80 January 2008 40-49 Histoire & Collections FrenchCapitaine Bonal Les divisions cuirassées https://www.defense.gouv.fr/fre/terre/histoire-et-patrimoine/histoire/histoire-des-unites/les-divisions-cuirassees defense.gouv.fr 2 November 2016 French 28th Tank Battalion (B1 bis tanks) 37th Tank Battalion (B1 bis tanks) 25th Tank Battalion (H39 tanks) 26th Tank Battalion (H39 tanks) 5th Motorized Rifle Battalion (bataillon de chasseurs portés) 305th Artillery Regiment References Bibliography (GUF) Service Historique de l'Armée de Terre. Guerre 1939–1945 Les Grandes Unités Françaises. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1967. Category:French World War II divisions Category:Armored divisions of France Category:Military units and formations established in 1940 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1940